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UMBRELLA. V I No. 402,486. Patented Apr. 30, 1889.

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UNITE STATES.

PATENT- ()FFIcE.

SIMON SCHWARTZ, OF J OPLIN, MISSOURI.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,486, dated April30, 1889.

I Application fil ed December 22, 1888. Serial No. 294,374- (No model.)

To all whom itjnaiy concern:

Be it kn own that I, SIMON SCHWARTZ, a'citizen of the United States, anda resident of Joplin, in thecounty of Jasper and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and usef ul Improvements in Umbrellas; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

I and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to umbrellas and parasols.

Theobject is to produce an umbrella-stick having a removable handle andtip, so that it may be taken apart and made shorter, in order to admitof its being packed in a trunk or valise when traveling; furthermore, toproduce an umbrella-stick which shall be simple of construction,efficient and durable in use, and which may be constructed at but aslight With these objects in view the invention consists in anumbrella-stick,-the handle and tip of which are so'constructed that theymay be removed and replaced at will; furthermore, in the various noveldetails of construction, as will be hereinafter fully described in thespecification, illustrated in the drawings, and

- pointed out in the claims.

. a detail view of the thimble, and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectionalview of another form of stick.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the umbrella-stick, which is ofthe ordinary construction. Onthe end to which the handle 13 is securedismounted a ferrule, 1, provided with a flange, 2, in the outer edge ofwhich is formed a recess, 3, and immediately back of on the inner sideof the ferrule. end of the handle, as will be observed, is out cientlength to reach out nearly to the end of I the said handle. At a pointnear the outer end of this spring is secured a catch, 9, which extendsthrough an opening, 10, formed in the said handle, and is designed toengage the recess 3 in the flange of the ferrule on the stick.Immediately in front of this catch is secured a pin, 11, designed toengage the opening 4' The upper away, as shown, so as to fit within theopenin g in the ferrule, and thus present a neat and finishedappearance. Now it will be seen readily that when the handle is pushedwithin the ferrule it will be prevented from working loose by means ofthe pin 11, which engages the opening 4, before referred to, and bypressing down the catch 9 the pin will be thrown out of contact with theopening in the ferrule, thus allowing the handle to be withdrawn.

In order to prevent the handle from having any lateral play, a pin, 12,is secured in the handle opposite the opening in the same and engages arecess, 13, in the flange of the fer rule, so that the handle will beprevented from shaking or working loose from any cause.

On the opposite end of the stick to that on which the handle is mountedis secured a thimble, 14, to which the ribs 15 are secured. This thimbleis made of a solid piece of metal, and is provided with screw-threads onits inner surface, so as to screw upon the stick, instead of beingsecured thereon by means of a rivet, as with thimbles of the ordinaryconstruction. Above the flange 16, in which the ribs are secured, isformed a flange, 17, under which the material with which the umbrella iscovered is secured. Thus when the umbrella is to be packed away and thetop is removed from the thimble the material with which the umbrella iscovered will be prevented from working loose by means of the flangebefore referred to. The ferrule 18, to which the tip 19 is secured,

is provided with the usual drip-cup, 20, and also with a screw-threadedprojection, 21, for engaging the threads in the end of the thimble, sothat it may be removed at will without the necessity of removing a rivetor other form of fastening device.

It will thus be seen that by constructing an umbrellastick, handle, andtip in the peculiar manner described herein, the handle and tip may beremoved at will Without interfering with any other parts of theumbrella, so that it may be packed away in a small space, and that bymeans of the peculiar spring within the handle it may be placed upon thestick and removed with but little trouble.

By making the ferrule carrying the dripcup in the peculiar manner shown,should the tip become broken from any cause, it maybe readily replacedwith a new one without the necessity of replacing an entirely new stick,as would be the case with umbrella-sticks of the ordinary construction.

If desired, the stick shown in Fig. 5 maybe employed, which is providedwith screwthreaded joints, instead of the spring, as shown in Fig. 1,thereby allowing both the handle and tip to be removed from the stick,as in the case of the one before described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the handle of an umbrella, one portion of whichis made 1101- low, of a plug fitting in the said hollow portion and heldthere by means of a pin, the end of the said plug being cut away to forma shoulder, to which is secured a curved spring or springs carrying apin or pins for engaging openings in a ferrule on the stick, to hold thesaid handle in place thereon, substantially as described.

2. The combination,with thespring mounted upon the plug secured withinthe handle and carrying a pin for engaging an opening in the ferrulesecured to the stick, of a catch designed to engage a recess formed inthe edge of the ferrule, whereby the pin may be pressed down and out ofcontact with the opening in the ferrule, and thus release the handle,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with an umbrella-stick having a hollow handleprovided with a spring carrying a pin for engaging an opening in theferrule secured upon the stick to hold the said handle in place thereon,of a thimble screwed upon the opposite end and provided with a flangeabove the ribs, under which the material with which the umbrella iscovered is secured, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a thimble provided with a flange under whichthe material covering the umbrella is secured, of a dripcup providedwith a screw-threaded projection designed to engage the threaded openingwithin the said thimble, and carrying on its outer ends a tip, wherebythe said tip may be removed when the umbrella is to be packed,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoafiixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SIMON SCHYVARTZ.

Witnesses:

ROBERT M. ELLIOTT, GEO. A. Woosrnn.

